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he had a vista to enter the united states, granted in 2008. the fundamental question is why wasn't the vista revoked? britain revoked his ability to co to britain based on his lying in a school application. i think we need to lower the threshold of the people who can get visas to get into this country. but that means the world isn't going to like you. >> raise the threshold. >> race raise the threshold. that means the world is not going to like you. the obama's vision, he wants the world to like us. there was a lot of heat against the bush administration when we started to crack down on visas and, you know, students couldn't get in. business people couldn't get in. you will take a lot of heat if you do that. >> chris: is that, as brit frames it, is that the issue, that it's a choice between getting tough or doing things, whether it's on decisions about guantanamo, decisions about criminal defendants that may appeal to the rest of the world and the obama administration is coming down on one side of that? >> i'm not even sure it appeals to the r
he had a vista to enter the united states, granted in 2008. the fundamental question is why wasn't the vista revoked? britain revoked his ability to co to britain based on his lying in a school application. i think we need to lower the threshold of the people who can get visas to get into this country. but that means the world isn't going to like you. >> raise the threshold. >> race raise the threshold. that means the world is not going to like you. the obama's vision, he wants the...
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so as a result, you see a nation, the united states of america, struggling with an ei evolving opponent, which are terrorists. we didn't know that al-qaeda in the irab peninsula arab peni capable of this act. you can say why? if the reports that were issued this week there were reforms in place. we have to know visa status of anyone listed as suspected terrorist. we should know that. it's incredible we didn't know it before. secondly, there has to be a single data base. you have can't have national counterterrorism people working against the cia people on the same issue. it should be overlapping. instead it's created tremendous holes in the system. we are now taking steps to remedy it. picking up on something that chris wallace said, can you imagine that there is no one person in charge of each highly, you know, suspect terrorist element in the -- in fact, the united states government didn't have it. this is all new information to president obama. last week, we were talking about richard reid the shoe bomber. we said look, president bush allowed him to go in civilian courts. what is the
so as a result, you see a nation, the united states of america, struggling with an ei evolving opponent, which are terrorists. we didn't know that al-qaeda in the irab peninsula arab peni capable of this act. you can say why? if the reports that were issued this week there were reforms in place. we have to know visa status of anyone listed as suspected terrorist. we should know that. it's incredible we didn't know it before. secondly, there has to be a single data base. you have can't have...
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all of them are dedicated to the safety of the united states. here as john has indicated, we simply had assist stem mcfailure. now, dhs, as you know, uses the list as the cornerstone of our efforts to prevent suspected terrorists from boarding airplanes bound for the united states. second, we will establish a partnership on aviation screening technology between dhs and the department of energy. >> you have been listening to a live security briefing going on at the white house. speaking now, director of homeland security janet napolitano. earlier we heard from john brennan. they are breaking down comments we heard earlier today by president obama in the wake of the recent terror plots and security failure. >> talking about intelligence failures and how the united states intelligence community had a lot of fragmented information but did not connect the dots. we heard president obama and john brenham both taking the fall for this saying they will do better in implementing new procedures moving forward. >> we will stay on top of this throughout the
all of them are dedicated to the safety of the united states. here as john has indicated, we simply had assist stem mcfailure. now, dhs, as you know, uses the list as the cornerstone of our efforts to prevent suspected terrorists from boarding airplanes bound for the united states. second, we will establish a partnership on aviation screening technology between dhs and the department of energy. >> you have been listening to a live security briefing going on at the white house. speaking...
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. >> madam speaker, the president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> theeople standing along in many cases have been there a long time to get them and we'll hear the banter for the president and see them interacting and so while we can we'll listen. [cheers a applause] [cheers and applause] >> chris, i have heard his demeanor characterized in a number of ways. that is conjectory thing. as we sat down at the table with the president in the white house, he seemed relaxed and took his coat off and invited everybody else to do that. i realize we have had hard times. we hope they might have gone in recent months. to say he was anything less than deflated over the idea of a health care reform loss which clearly he h. the person he gave a warm welcome is tim geithner, the treasury secretary. that interesting, geithner was on capitol hill getting a roasting not only from the republicans in congress but also from the democrats . so he was running the new york fed of the aig, got roasted and some people suggested that he should step down
. >> madam speaker, the president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> theeople standing along in many cases have been there a long time to get them and we'll hear the banter for the president and see them interacting and so while we can we'll listen. [cheers a applause] [cheers and applause] >> chris, i have heard his demeanor characterized in a number of ways. that is conjectory thing. as we sat down at the table with the president in the white house, he seemed...
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the united states and britain are closing their embassies in yemen because of the attack. >>> the president is holding a meeting to discuss how to prevent another security breach. fox news sunday sits down with the white hoe's top counterterrorism advisor. chris wallace joins with us a preview. >> reporter: good morning, melanie. >> chris, these extremist threats from yemen aren't really a surprise. there's been this history going back to the u.s.s. cole bombing. should we have known this was coming? >> reporter: well, that's exactly the question that people are asking. and it's one thing to say that there was an al-qaida presence in yemen. it's another thing to say that they had the training and the capability to launch this christmas day would-be bombing of a u.s. airliner. at the top of the hour, we are going to be talking to john brennan who is the president's top white house advisor on homeland security and counterterrorism. i will tell you we pre taped it, and it is a chilling interview. it's about the significance, the strength of al-qaeda in yemen, the fact that they closed the u.s.
the united states and britain are closing their embassies in yemen because of the attack. >>> the president is holding a meeting to discuss how to prevent another security breach. fox news sunday sits down with the white hoe's top counterterrorism advisor. chris wallace joins with us a preview. >> reporter: good morning, melanie. >> chris, these extremist threats from yemen aren't really a surprise. there's been this history going back to the u.s.s. cole bombing. should we...
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states is contributing to the problem. in fact, in china, consumers were on an automobile shopping spree last year, far surpassing the number of cars manufactured than here in the u.s. which means more gas tanks to fill around the globe. in new york, fox 5 news. >>> good news for college students. scrounging up money for pricy text books. barns and noble launched a rental service. it will be available through campus bookstores. it could cut a students text book cost by as much s 50%. it will be offered at 640 colleges including the university of maryland. >> i can't belie in this day and age they have text books. >> they really shouldn't but we just transferred a lot of money to think daughter's account to pay for books. >> they >> in january there are typically a few days where we get above 50. last year i was looking and we had three days at or above 50 and i think we can squeeze one out this week. that will be good news. a long haul with wind and temperatures well below average. so far this month only one day where we h
states is contributing to the problem. in fact, in china, consumers were on an automobile shopping spree last year, far surpassing the number of cars manufactured than here in the u.s. which means more gas tanks to fill around the globe. in new york, fox 5 news. >>> good news for college students. scrounging up money for pricy text books. barns and noble launched a rental service. it will be available through campus bookstores. it could cut a students text book cost by as much s 50%....
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it is not easy to follow the president of the united states. in my 18 year old twin boys added pressure to me by giving me 10 minutes to finish before they leave to go watch sports center. i am joined by fellow virginiians to share a public perspective on how best to challenges of our nation today. we were encouraged to hear president obama speak this evening about the need to create jobs. all americans should have the opportunity to find and keep meaningful work and the dignity that comes with it. [applause] many of us here tonight and many of you watching have family or friends that lost their jobs. in fact, one this 10 americans is unemployed. that is unacceptable. here in virginia we face our highest unemployment rate in 25 years and bringing new jobs and more opportunities to our citizens is t top priorities of my administration. good government policiless should spur economic growth and the responsibility of the private sector to have new jobs. we must have policies that promote entrepreneur ship and innovation so that america can better
it is not easy to follow the president of the united states. in my 18 year old twin boys added pressure to me by giving me 10 minutes to finish before they leave to go watch sports center. i am joined by fellow virginiians to share a public perspective on how best to challenges of our nation today. we were encouraged to hear president obama speak this evening about the need to create jobs. all americans should have the opportunity to find and keep meaningful work and the dignity that comes with...
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here is a look at the satellite- radar if the eastern united states. a lot of clouds out there this morning. i think we'll see a fairly decent sunrise but i think we'll see more sunshine in the latter part of the day. current temperatures around the region here in d.c., 30 degrees. 29 out at dulles airport. 28 in baltimore. owe hen city at 28 degrees. in winchest, virginia, it is 26 degrees at this hour. forecast for today looks like this. early morning clouds, afternoon sun, a little more breezy today than it was yesterday. winds will pick up. they will be out of the northwest 10 to 15 miles per hour. we are looking for a high of 36 degrees yet again below normal. more details on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you, tony. >> let's check in with julie wright see how traffic is moving early this morning. >> well, we're dealing with a lot of water main breaks right now. if you are eastbound 50 in virginia out in chantilly, that is where we have the water main break. right side of the roadblocked off there. route seven at george maso
here is a look at the satellite- radar if the eastern united states. a lot of clouds out there this morning. i think we'll see a fairly decent sunrise but i think we'll see more sunshine in the latter part of the day. current temperatures around the region here in d.c., 30 degrees. 29 out at dulles airport. 28 in baltimore. owe hen city at 28 degrees. in winchest, virginia, it is 26 degrees at this hour. forecast for today looks like this. early morning clouds, afternoon sun, a little more...
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. >>> as the united states applies more pressure on yemen to crack down on al-qaeda, the country is ving cautiously. it is worried about a potential backlash. one former yemeni soldier said, if the united states gets involved instead of dealing with 30 or 40 al-qaeda terrorists, the u.s. will have millions on its hands. >>> there are major new developments oversees seas. north creigh as calling for peace talks with the united states as a condition to resume six-party nuclear talks and end sanctions against the communist country. north even propose awed peace treaty to formally end the korean war which ended in a truce. pyongyang pulled out of talks last year. >>> a man posing as a secret service agent is expected in court today. 46-year-old frederick nickerson was arrested last tuesday after authorities say he flashed a phony badge and credentials. he is being held at the d.c. jail and will attend a detention hearing later today. >>> one d.c. woman went to bed alone and woke up with a stranger cuddling her. she screamed and he ran out of the home. the man didn't take anything. police don
. >>> as the united states applies more pressure on yemen to crack down on al-qaeda, the country is ving cautiously. it is worried about a potential backlash. one former yemeni soldier said, if the united states gets involved instead of dealing with 30 or 40 al-qaeda terrorists, the u.s. will have millions on its hands. >>> there are major new developments oversees seas. north creigh as calling for peace talks with the united states as a condition to resume six-party nuclear...
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some of those earthquake survivors could soon be headed here to the united states. the u.s. and several countries are considering allowing haitian immigration. hillary clinton is going to canada for an international conference on haiti. world leaders will discuss better ways to coordinate the relief effort. >> thank you. >>> a relief plan could be on the way for middle class americans. president obama laid out his plan today to put some cash back in family's pockets. it includes doubling the child care tax credit and capping student loan payments. the obama administration is hoping to win back middle class voters and republicans appear eager to take on that battle. >> this is the fear and the anger that you hear that i hear in my state and across the country that apparently the white house has not yet heard. >> president obama is expected to target the middle class and much of -- in much of his state of the union speech wednesday night. virginia's new republican governor bob mcdonald will deliver the republican response. >>> the next time you fly out of dulles airport, getti
some of those earthquake survivors could soon be headed here to the united states. the u.s. and several countries are considering allowing haitian immigration. hillary clinton is going to canada for an international conference on haiti. world leaders will discuss better ways to coordinate the relief effort. >> thank you. >>> a relief plan could be on the way for middle class americans. president obama laid out his plan today to put some cash back in family's pockets. it includes...
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states. omar says he doubts his father will order any more mass attacks and claims bin laden is worth more to the united states alive than dead because his death could unleash nasty attacks by militants. >>> a consumer alert affecting millions of car owners. toit toits has issued a giant recall -- toyota has issue add giant recall. a popular georgetown store is going out of business. maureen umeh is back with your fox 5 top five. >>> we start tonight with another georgetown store front shutting down. commander sal mandzer's closing by the end ever the month. it's been in business since the early '80s selling punk and new age clothing. this is the 53rd business to close its doors in georgetown in the past year. another business is opening a new store in our area. number four, macy's i opening its first bloomingdale's outlet stores. one will be at potomac mills mall in woodbridge, virginia. more outlet locations are expected to open in 2011. >>> skip just a teaspoon of salt in your diet every d
states. omar says he doubts his father will order any more mass attacks and claims bin laden is worth more to the united states alive than dead because his death could unleash nasty attacks by militants. >>> a consumer alert affecting millions of car owners. toit toits has issued a giant recall -- toyota has issue add giant recall. a popular georgetown store is going out of business. maureen umeh is back with your fox 5 top five. >>> we start tonight with another georgetown...
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so we're going to have to work and we are working alongside the united states, the united nations, and the government of haiti to continue this security challenge that we face. >> general keen, thank you very much for taking the time. dr. shah, thank you as well. thank you for coming in. on saturday, president obama asked former presidents george w. bush and bill clinton to help with the haiti relief efforts. after the white house meeting, the two former presidents sat down with fox news senior white house correspondent garect major garett. thank you for sitting down with us. do you intend to go to haiti soon? if not, why not? >> i don't intend to go anytime soon and i do think there will be an appropriate time for the president and i to go down in our capacity as co-heads of the clinton-bush fund but i have no intention of going soon. >> b idea to go down now, sir? >> i may go in a few days, because of my u.n. job. but if i, do i'm going to try to stay out of the way, that is just do the work i have to do to work things through with the haitian government. and see what else i'm suppos
so we're going to have to work and we are working alongside the united states, the united nations, and the government of haiti to continue this security challenge that we face. >> general keen, thank you very much for taking the time. dr. shah, thank you as well. thank you for coming in. on saturday, president obama asked former presidents george w. bush and bill clinton to help with the haiti relief efforts. after the white house meeting, the two former presidents sat down with fox news...
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but united states, hawaii is one of the best places on earth. >> reporter: the promise of sunshine year round has not been enough to save the state's once-booming tourism industry and now state officials look to president obama's hawaiian vacation to bring in much- needed revenue. >> we depend on tourism for an economy, and when the tourism went down, it affected everyone. >> reporter: marcia winard, said tourism accounts for 25% of hawaii's overall economy and declined the last two years for a loss of nearly $3 billion. now, with an unemployment rate of 7% and a budget shortfall expected to reach 1.2 billion by the end of 2010, state officials are looking for ways to cut. one proposal is to mandate furlough days for teachers and to cut the number of school days. with you he said tour simpd key to rebuilding the state's economy and welcomes the free publicity coming along with a presidential visit. >> all of the images that have been shown throught the world because of his visit here is going to help hawaii immensely as we move forward to put that desire in people's minds. >> reporter:
but united states, hawaii is one of the best places on earth. >> reporter: the promise of sunshine year round has not been enough to save the state's once-booming tourism industry and now state officials look to president obama's hawaiian vacation to bring in much- needed revenue. >> we depend on tourism for an economy, and when the tourism went down, it affected everyone. >> reporter: marcia winard, said tourism accounts for 25% of hawaii's overall economy and declined the...
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temporary protective status will apply to haitians who were here in the united states before the quake. and in our area a different kind of protection being offered. tonight the saint camillus church in sill silver spring held a special mass. afternoon bishop donald wuerl told us the purpose of the mass was simple: to offer support. >> the haitians have a saying god is good. god is good. tonight we're simply going to ask god to give us strength, to strengthen our solidarity and to nurture that sense of belonging and support for another one. >> the archbishop sent $100,000 to catholic relief workers on the ground and the archbishop says there will be more. >>> two nights ago we told but a group of ten women from southern maryland caught in the quake while on a mission trip. tonight they're all home and telling their story to fox 5's bob barnard. bob? >> reporter: brian, they got home very early this morning taking advantage of a sudden opportunity to leave haiti. their working vacation following in the footsteps of mother teresa turned up side down. >> we were exactly where we needed to
temporary protective status will apply to haitians who were here in the united states before the quake. and in our area a different kind of protection being offered. tonight the saint camillus church in sill silver spring held a special mass. afternoon bishop donald wuerl told us the purpose of the mass was simple: to offer support. >> the haitians have a saying god is good. god is good. tonight we're simply going to ask god to give us strength, to strengthen our solidarity and to nurture...
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i'm announcing the united states government will appeal this decision. our justice department will file that appeal from the judge's decision next week. >> vice president biden made the announcement in baghdad. he is in iraq to help the nation prepare for upcoming elections. >>> the veterans administration medical center brought together dozens of city agencies to help homeless veterans. it was called the veteran stand down. to receive assistance at the event. most of them got basic medical screening. >>> did your utility bill give you a shock this month? it has been skyrocketing. against the utily industry. >> absolutely. you won't have to worry about the heating bill this weekend. temperatures are on the rise but something else is headed our way and i'll have the details after the break. stand by for captions ] >>> in guess of this year i received a bill for the amount of $7400. >> reporter: had you been paying monthly bills? >> yes, estimated bills as well for a 33-month-old. >> reporter: the other demonstrators want pepco to stop trying to co
i'm announcing the united states government will appeal this decision. our justice department will file that appeal from the judge's decision next week. >> vice president biden made the announcement in baghdad. he is in iraq to help the nation prepare for upcoming elections. >>> the veterans administration medical center brought together dozens of city agencies to help homeless veterans. it was called the veteran stand down. to receive assistance at the event. most of them got...
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police are on the when united states for whoever killed a playboy model. plus, a disgruntled worker goes on a rampage inside a power plant and police know what set him off. >>> this deep freeze is about to move into our area. we have what you can do to keep the cold out of your house coming up. for 12 years. 6 years. i've had asthma forever. i never knew why my asthma symptoms kept coming back... ...kept coming back... ...or that i could help prevent them in the first place. the problem was that my controller medicine... ...was treating only 1 main cause of asthma symptoms. but there are 2. airway constriction. and inflammation. unlike most controllers, advair treats both main causes. advair treats both main causes. and that helps prevent symptoms in the first place. (announcer) advair contains salmeterol. salmeterol may increase the chancef asthma-related death. so advair is not for asthma that's well controlled on another controller medicine. advair will not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms... ...and should not be taken more than twice a
police are on the when united states for whoever killed a playboy model. plus, a disgruntled worker goes on a rampage inside a power plant and police know what set him off. >>> this deep freeze is about to move into our area. we have what you can do to keep the cold out of your house coming up. for 12 years. 6 years. i've had asthma forever. i never knew why my asthma symptoms kept coming back... ...kept coming back... ...or that i could help prevent them in the first place. the...
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. >>> osama bin laden is threatening new attacks against the united states and trying to take credit for the christmas day failed bombing attempt. the terror leader put out a new audio message carried by the al- jazeera network but there are a lot of questions over that claim that he planned the detroit bombing. intelligence an lichts say the so-called underwear bomber was actually trained by an al-qaeda group in yemen. >>> more grim news coming out of haiti as truckers are filling mass graves with bodies. >> the government says it has buried more than 150,000 quake victims and that does not include those buried by relatives or killed in the outlying areas. >>> a global army of aid workers igetting food into people's hands but acknowledges efforts are falling short of what is needed. >>> over the weekend, the haitian government said that rescue operations were ending but international teams continue their work p one team found a shop clerk. he drove under a desk at the grocery store where he worked he survived by drinking soda, beer and eating cookies and says his faith pulled him th
. >>> osama bin laden is threatening new attacks against the united states and trying to take credit for the christmas day failed bombing attempt. the terror leader put out a new audio message carried by the al- jazeera network but there are a lot of questions over that claim that he planned the detroit bombing. intelligence an lichts say the so-called underwear bomber was actually trained by an al-qaeda group in yemen. >>> more grim news coming out of haiti as truckers are...
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here is a look at the satellite- radar for the eastern united states or for the mid-atlantic. can you see, as we were saying yesterday, awe lot of that precipitation that you see as far as the snow goes, you see how it hits the mountains and doesn't make it over the mountains. that will be more of the same. we do see off the north and east some development of some light precipitation. right now, 36-degree in the nation's capital. relative humidity, 67%. your forecast for today, partly to mostly sunny. we'll see more clouds this morning than we will it the latter part of the day. the winds will pick up 15, 20 miles per hour gusting up to 30, 35 miles per hour but our temperatures quite nice. we are being look for a high of 50 degrees in the district. >> may as well enjoy it today i guess. >> yes, it will get colder. >> we'll enjoy today then. let's check in with julie wright and get an early look at traffic. >> so far, so good. no incidents to report. traffic volume still flowing at speed at the wilson bridge. all lane are open traveling southbound on 95 and 295 out of laurel h
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once every three months i need one. >> no offense to the united states postal service. we still need you. >>> so people might not want to turn off their heat just yet but it was like a heat wave outside today. >> at least the heat is not running as much. i'm so sick of the dry heat. we all need a chance to get outside without getting blasted in the face with the arctic air. today was the day and tomorrow will be another one. where we should be able to touch the 50-degree mark. it's thighs to see people out and about across d.c. tonight and not covered with hats, although i will say i have never seen as many cute hats as i've been seeing this year. like that guy's backpack, too. we're going to start seeing more people out there on the bike as temperatures may give you just a touch of spring fever. check out what we had today. our high temperature 50 degrees. feels like a big deal when you have spent so much time in the 30s like we had this month. have to go all the way back to december 26 to find a day as warm as today. bwi50. we are seeing temperatures that are chilly a
once every three months i need one. >> no offense to the united states postal service. we still need you. >>> so people might not want to turn off their heat just yet but it was like a heat wave outside today. >> at least the heat is not running as much. i'm so sick of the dry heat. we all need a chance to get outside without getting blasted in the face with the arctic air. today was the day and tomorrow will be another one. where we should be able to touch the 50-degree...
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one former yemeni soldier says if it is united states does get involved, instead of dealing with the 30 or 40 al-qaeda terrorists, they will have millions on their hands. >>> man charged with posing as you secret service agent to get to kathleen sebelius is expected to be in court today. frederick nickerson was arrested last tuesday after authorities say he flashed a phony badge and credentials and made it all the way to her sixth floor office before being spotted by somebody who noticed he wasn't supposed to be there. he is being held at the d.c. jail. >>> he dropped off a customer and the next thing he remembered was waking up covered in blood. police on the hunt for the person who shot a cab driver in the face. it happened saturday just blocks from dupont circle near the u street corridor when the driver droped a fare at 17th and t streets. >> totally unusual. i've lived here for 15 years aces single woman living alone. i've never had a second of feeling uncomfortable. >> effect that drives realizes they're at risk -- everybody that drives realizes they are at risk t make you thin
one former yemeni soldier says if it is united states does get involved, instead of dealing with the 30 or 40 al-qaeda terrorists, they will have millions on their hands. >>> man charged with posing as you secret service agent to get to kathleen sebelius is expected to be in court today. frederick nickerson was arrested last tuesday after authorities say he flashed a phony badge and credentials and made it all the way to her sixth floor office before being spotted by somebody who...
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here is the sat lighted radar for the eastern united states. we can see quite a bit of activity here in the form of cloud cover, in the form of a pretty good area of very cold frigid air. up in canada, can you see that is working its way southward and more snow activity out to the west in portions of west virginia, western pennsylvania and new york as you would expect to see. now, let me show you the surface map. here is what is going on for the next couple of days. at the end of this week, we'll get some snow and then after the snow, the snow is really going to let you know that more cold air will be working its way in here with the reinforcing blast. high pressure pushes that snow through here and i think that is thursday into friday the way things are shaping up now and than more cold air makes its way down. the jet stream still remains well down to the south. forecast for today looks like this. mix of clouds and sun. i thinking with see more clouds than sun. -- i think we'll see more clouds than sun. for your five-day forecast, there is you
here is the sat lighted radar for the eastern united states. we can see quite a bit of activity here in the form of cloud cover, in the form of a pretty good area of very cold frigid air. up in canada, can you see that is working its way southward and more snow activity out to the west in portions of west virginia, western pennsylvania and new york as you would expect to see. now, let me show you the surface map. here is what is going on for the next couple of days. at the end of this week,...
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parts of the united states are clear. precipitation-free and most of the eastern united states is precipitation-free with the exiption of some lake effect snows in portions of new york and pennsylvania -- with the exception of some lake effect snows in portions of new york and pennsylvania. a little bit warmer today for us. a high about 40 degrees. for tonight, cold again. maybe not quite as cold. 27degrees for your overnight low in town. wind remain calm. that is a good thing. then for your five-day forecast, we warm up nicely tomorrow into the mid- and upper 40s. by friday, we should be into the low 50s. some of you still the upper 40s but in town, i think the low 50s. saturday, flirting with 50. and on sunday, some precipitation moves in. that will most likely be rain. that is a look at what is happening with the weather. now, let's get an update on traffic from julie wright. >> most people are flirting with disaster and you're flirting with rain? >> i'll take that. >> the rain or the disaster? >> the rain. checking ou
parts of the united states are clear. precipitation-free and most of the eastern united states is precipitation-free with the exiption of some lake effect snows in portions of new york and pennsylvania -- with the exception of some lake effect snows in portions of new york and pennsylvania. a little bit warmer today for us. a high about 40 degrees. for tonight, cold again. maybe not quite as cold. 27degrees for your overnight low in town. wind remain calm. that is a good thing. then for your...
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. >>> the united states has sent more help to haiti. instead of going to africa and the persian gulf, the pentagon diverted 2,000 marines to haiti. the convoy could arrive in haiti sometime today. the united states has started preparing tents at cuba's gawntd guantanamo bay in case of a mass exodus -- at cuba's guantanamo bay in case of a mass exodus. >>> there will be a telethon on fox 5 beginning tomorrow night at 8:00. >>> new this morning, his comeback victory in the massachusetts senate race stunned democrats, many of who are now concerned about the fate of health care reform. now, republican senator-elect scott brown will make his rounds on capitol hill today. sarah simmons joins us live with a preview. >> reporter: good morning. well, senator brown will be getting to know his new colleagues on the hill today meeting with senator both sides of the aisle including one. his big backers, senator john mccain, a republican from arizona. also, he will be meeting with his new partner from massachusetts, senator john kerry. now, the timin
. >>> the united states has sent more help to haiti. instead of going to africa and the persian gulf, the pentagon diverted 2,000 marines to haiti. the convoy could arrive in haiti sometime today. the united states has started preparing tents at cuba's gawntd guantanamo bay in case of a mass exodus -- at cuba's guantanamo bay in case of a mass exodus. >>> there will be a telethon on fox 5 beginning tomorrow night at 8:00. >>> new this morning, his comeback victory in...
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interrogation of someoneho is attempting an attack on the united states who came out of yemen, who knows all about what presumably is happening in yemen, which is the most active al-qaeda cell in the world, which gets essentially a pass on giving us any information. that is a terrible mistake. aapparently his department made it unilaterally the. the trial of k.s.m. is a sham. i don't understand why it takes three months for anybody to understand it's going to be costly, it will lock down half of new york, and it makes no sense in principle because it gives k.s.m. the civilian the rights of cross examinatiexamin which risks betraying intelligence sources and methods. he madall the decisions. he's got to go. >> this is so political an attack. i don't even know where to begin. it seems to me incredible at a time when we have, i think it's 348, maybe 350 domestic and international terrorists in american jails, and most of the jails under the bush administration, all of a sudden the right wing is saying oh, this is really about whether or not the people should be put in military courts, why a
interrogation of someoneho is attempting an attack on the united states who came out of yemen, who knows all about what presumably is happening in yemen, which is the most active al-qaeda cell in the world, which gets essentially a pass on giving us any information. that is a terrible mistake. aapparently his department made it unilaterally the. the trial of k.s.m. is a sham. i don't understand why it takes three months for anybody to understand it's going to be costly, it will lock down half...
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coming up, a live report from port-au-prince and learn about orphans arriv united states. go to myfoxdc.com for the latest headlines on earthquake relief efforts going on now. >>> following a developing story at home. it was a close call this afternoon for a district man and his two twin sons. they were overcome by carbon monoxide gas inside their home. it happened on seton place off north capitol street. bob barnard is live with the latest. >> reporter: laura, good news is ever one will be fine. the man and his two sons. there was an extremely high level of carbon monoxide found inside the ome after noon. fire investigators suspecting a faulty furnace. it was an urgent scene on seton place. a man and his two teenage sons rushed to the hospital. d.c. fire and ems officials say a phone call from one of the boys to his counselor may have saved all three lives. fire officials say the counselor called his boss and asked her to call 911. >> knocked on the door, no answer. firefighters broke in the doors and the adult male, the father stumbled out semi conscious. >> reporter: wh
coming up, a live report from port-au-prince and learn about orphans arriv united states. go to myfoxdc.com for the latest headlines on earthquake relief efforts going on now. >>> following a developing story at home. it was a close call this afternoon for a district man and his two twin sons. they were overcome by carbon monoxide gas inside their home. it happened on seton place off north capitol street. bob barnard is live with the latest. >> reporter: laura, good news is ever...
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it was very popular among the electorate and sent scott brown to washington to serve in the united states senate. the only difference between massachusetts and the plan the president has is the plan the president has puts in strong cost controls that protect families from watching their premiums skyrocket. i do the think that the process has caused things like the healthcare plan to be caricatured when in fact they contain tax cuts for small business to provide coverage for employees, cost controls so, as i said, families don't see skyrocketing premiums. and checks on insurance companies that can't discriminate against people with preexisting conditions. >> chris: i want to go back to healthcare in a second but we hear the main interest in the "state of the union" is economy and putting people back to work. the president is talking about $175 billion jobs program, more tax credits, more spending for infrastructure and green energy jobs. after the experience of the stimulus, does he really think that borrowing billions more, adding to the deficit is going to cut employment and put people b
it was very popular among the electorate and sent scott brown to washington to serve in the united states senate. the only difference between massachusetts and the plan the president has is the plan the president has puts in strong cost controls that protect families from watching their premiums skyrocket. i do the think that the process has caused things like the healthcare plan to be caricatured when in fact they contain tax cuts for small business to provide coverage for employees, cost...
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here is a look at the satellite- radar for the eastern united states. you can see there is not a lot going on. you've got some lake effect snow across portions of upstate new york and northern pennsylvania. that is about it. some clouds streaming in from that region as well. we've got some clouds moving into our region from the north. most of those will break up but we'll feature clouds later on this morning. here is what is on the way for us as far as our weather goes actually cold an sunny start to the day. we're used to that by now. out to the west, there is a pretty good ridge of high pressure. it is going to keep things calm for the next couple of days. don't really expect to see any precipitation in here until sunday. that is likely to be rain. warmer temperatures behind this high. it is those temperatures that are going for make their way in here and give is a nice warm-up beginning today but certainly by friday. for the forecast today, sunny skies, a little bit warmer. high about 40 degrees. five-day forecast, warmer still tomorrow and dry, 46.
here is a look at the satellite- radar for the eastern united states. you can see there is not a lot going on. you've got some lake effect snow across portions of upstate new york and northern pennsylvania. that is about it. some clouds streaming in from that region as well. we've got some clouds moving into our region from the north. most of those will break up but we'll feature clouds later on this morning. here is what is on the way for us as far as our weather goes actually cold an sunny...
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that is about the same as the orange level on the system use ised here -- used here in the united states. british officials say there is no intelligence suggesting an imminent attack. >>> hundreds of thousand are trying to get out of port-au- prince in any way possible. aid is coming in but organizing its distribution is difficult. two people were rescued today. crews are shifting to recovery. >>> there is a new focus on clearing the rubble to make way for tent cities in port-au- prince. more than a million people are homeless and conditions in the current tent cities are miserable. however, there are still signs of hope going on. we go live to craig boswell. tell us about the rescues today? >> reporter: good evening to you, laura. amazingly a rescue today. we are ten days after the quake. it was an elderly woman. some 64, others 84. the point is, she was recovered from the rubble of a home ten days after the quake. she was taken to port-au-prince general where doctors say she's being treated. she is not doing well but she is being treated. amazing story that this long, these search and
that is about the same as the orange level on the system use ised here -- used here in the united states. british officials say there is no intelligence suggesting an imminent attack. >>> hundreds of thousand are trying to get out of port-au- prince in any way possible. aid is coming in but organizing its distribution is difficult. two people were rescued today. crews are shifting to recovery. >>> there is a new focus on clearing the rubble to make way for tent cities in...
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you can see all of the eastern united states is cold. in fact it's cold in most of the country, as far south as florida where they have freeze warnings. north carolina around 18. a couple of clouds here and there dotting the sky. for the most part clouds dotting the skies. by later today it will be mostly cloudy. here is your forecast then for today. cold and sunny this morning. cloudy this evening. chance of snow showers tonight as the cold front works through. little or no accumulation. highs today only in the low to mid 30. we'll look for a high of about 30 degrees downtown. that's a look at the weather. now let's get more on the rush hour traffic with julie wright. >>> we'll start off in virginia this time. talking about northbound i-95 at the springfield interchange. for those headed northbound, delays out of stafford leaving courthouse road with a wreck at quantico. more delays leaving the prince william parkway toward lorton. 95, toward 395, up toward the beltway and edsel road and duke street, the lanes are open but the pace is s
you can see all of the eastern united states is cold. in fact it's cold in most of the country, as far south as florida where they have freeze warnings. north carolina around 18. a couple of clouds here and there dotting the sky. for the most part clouds dotting the skies. by later today it will be mostly cloudy. here is your forecast then for today. cold and sunny this morning. cloudy this evening. chance of snow showers tonight as the cold front works through. little or no accumulation. highs...
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. >> in the united states of america, no one should go broke because they chose to go to college. the expanded income-based repayment plan would cap student loan payments at 10% of income over 150% of the poverty level. that is 16,242 for 2009. it's savings of hundreds of dollars a some over standard payment plans. as long as you have aa paid to time, the balance would be forgiven afternoon 0 years but become taxable income in year 21. for those who pursue careers in public service, the balance is for given after just 10 years and is not taxable. >> i think that makes sense. just make it easier. i think that would help everyone. >> the catoe institute argues that the tilt toward public jobs is unnecessary. >> when you look at wages an benefits compared to the equivalent job in the private sector, they are doing far better with much greater job security. >> reporter: there is no such thing as free money. projections range from $2 billion to $7 billion for the expanded program being money, he says, that will come out of taxpayer wallets. >> not everyone is going to want to go to col
. >> in the united states of america, no one should go broke because they chose to go to college. the expanded income-based repayment plan would cap student loan payments at 10% of income over 150% of the poverty level. that is 16,242 for 2009. it's savings of hundreds of dollars a some over standard payment plans. as long as you have aa paid to time, the balance would be forgiven afternoon 0 years but become taxable income in year 21. for those who pursue careers in public service, the...
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the magazine says oma he claims bin aden is worth more to the united states than dead because his death could release he venge attacks by militants. >>> conan o'brien's run on nbc is coming to an end tonight. conan's final desk, tom hanks, will ferrell and neil young. he will be free to start on another network after september 1st. so far, fox is the only network that has expressed interest. meantime, jay leno will return to the tonight show on march 1st. >>> a lot of people are coming forward to help the people of haiti including man young people. >> coming up next, we'll introduce to you one local person who is lending a helping hand to haiti even before disaster struck. >>> we are checking your morning commute and your forecast and school closings. you are watching fox 5 morning news. everywhere you look it's happening a return to saving choosing less over more solid is making a comeback for solid savings, come to suntrust. live solid. bank solid. >>> we had winter weather move overnight and we have a few school closings and delays to pass along as awe result of that. we do want to h
the magazine says oma he claims bin aden is worth more to the united states than dead because his death could release he venge attacks by militants. >>> conan o'brien's run on nbc is coming to an end tonight. conan's final desk, tom hanks, will ferrell and neil young. he will be free to start on another network after september 1st. so far, fox is the only network that has expressed interest. meantime, jay leno will return to the tonight show on march 1st. >>> a lot of people...
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. >> the president of the united states. >> reporter: president obama says the state of the union is clear. >> despite our hardships, our jone is strong -- our union is strong. they're tired of the partisanship and the shouting and the petness. >> reporter: from health care to guantanamo bay to the economy, large chunks of the president's speech were dedicated to trying to end the political warfare that has tripped up big parts of the white house agenda. >> we can't wage a perpetual campaign where the only goal is to see who can get the most embarrassing headlines about the other side. >> reporter: the game changer came only last week when democrats lost their 60-vote super majority in the senate. the president's renewed call for bipartisanship comes as he ters a new year that will require republican input if he hopes to get a health care reform bill on his desk. >> democrats and republicans to work through our differences. >> reporter: but can they come together? house democratic jority leader steny hoyer says he's tried to bring republicans to the table. >> very frankly did not get
. >> the president of the united states. >> reporter: president obama says the state of the union is clear. >> despite our hardships, our jone is strong -- our union is strong. they're tired of the partisanship and the shouting and the petness. >> reporter: from health care to guantanamo bay to the economy, large chunks of the president's speech were dedicated to trying to end the political warfare that has tripped up big parts of the white house agenda. >> we...
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also some precipitation moving across the southwestern united states. here is your forecast for today and the next five days. today, high about 52 degrees. that's 10 degrees above normal. partly sunny skies. tomorrow lots of sunshine but only up to 46. that is also above normal. thursday clouds move in and precipitation moves in, some could be freezing rain and sleet, whipping primarily to the north and west. highs in the 30s on thursday and friday and then we settle into the weekend and it looks okay, i'm the voice of the people when i boo you. it's not a personal thing. >> i understand. >>> let's check in with julie wright and get a look at traffic. >> it's in the personal when i boo, either, tony. it's out of love and respect. >> i'm not so sure about julie. >> come on now. it's your momma and wife. i'm somewhere on the list of people who are your fans. i'm at the bottom, but nonetheless. i'm you're number one fan when it's sunny and 85, no doubt. we're checking out the ride on the baltimore-washington parkway. the crew in sky fox find delays leaving
also some precipitation moving across the southwestern united states. here is your forecast for today and the next five days. today, high about 52 degrees. that's 10 degrees above normal. partly sunny skies. tomorrow lots of sunshine but only up to 46. that is also above normal. thursday clouds move in and precipitation moves in, some could be freezing rain and sleet, whipping primarily to the north and west. highs in the 30s on thursday and friday and then we settle into the weekend and it...
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he has to be seen as putting this, protecting the united states against terrorist attacks at the very, very top of his personal agenda. >> it's not clear what that will i clued but air passengers from 14 countries are now getting extra scrutiny. >> it's very blunt instrument when the transportation security agency says they want to do, just looking for everybody from 14 or sore countries. this fellow was not radicalized in nigeria but he was radicalized in london, for goodness' sakes. >> we have to do better. >> reporter: this is also going to complicate the president's plans to close the facilities in guantanamo bay. this terror plot was allegedly hatched in yes, ma'am. there are a number of prisoners from yes, ma'am at guantanamo bay that were scheduled to be sent home. the president has put those plans on ice for the moment. >> doug, thank you. >>> two countries started pointing fingers over theattempted bomber. he left amsterdam but amsterdam says that he already had those explosives when he arrived. they looked at 200 hours of video. they say he had no accomplices at the amsterda
he has to be seen as putting this, protecting the united states against terrorist attacks at the very, very top of his personal agenda. >> it's not clear what that will i clued but air passengers from 14 countries are now getting extra scrutiny. >> it's very blunt instrument when the transportation security agency says they want to do, just looking for everybody from 14 or sore countries. this fellow was not radicalized in nigeria but he was radicalized in london, for goodness'...
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and off of the counterterrorism units of the u.s. air force in the military and different arms of the u.s. military. many homeland security officials are telling us the problem here is not airport screening. the problem is intelligence gathering. the u.s. needed to do a better job of the information it has on hand. >> sounds like he told a lot of people to do better today. tom fitzgerald at ray gag national. the -- reagan national. the suspect umar farouk abdul mutallab is due in a courtroom tomorrow. it's being revealed that he met personally with a muslim cleric before the attack. a senior official says the two met in the cleric's home province. he was a former spiritual leader at a mask in falls church, virginia. he has been tied to a number of terror attacks from 9-11 to the fort hood shootings. >>> another young man accused of plotting an attack. prosecutors say he planned to take out then presidential candidate barack obama. we are getting a look at items seized from his home, bomb making materials, maps of camp david and obama
and off of the counterterrorism units of the u.s. air force in the military and different arms of the u.s. military. many homeland security officials are telling us the problem here is not airport screening. the problem is intelligence gathering. the u.s. needed to do a better job of the information it has on hand. >> sounds like he told a lot of people to do better today. tom fitzgerald at ray gag national. the -- reagan national. the suspect umar farouk abdul mutallab is due in a...
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which is the most common letter to start last names in the united states? is it the b., f., d., or m.? the answer is coming up later. but if you want to take a guess now, head to myfoxdc.com and guess away. can you go to our facebook page i suppose. we're back in a moment. (woman) these are my mom's shoes. i walked in her shoes all 60 miles. (man) when they first told us she had breast cancer, i was scared to death. i thought that i was gonna lose my best friend. (man) susan g. komen 3-day for the cure. register today or request information and a free promise ring at mykomen3day.org. (woman) i never really got to have a say in whether or no i wanted to lose my mom. having done this walk and having had thiexperience, i feel like i have finally had my say. register today for the komen 3-day for the cure, because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> the fbi is being accused of wrongdoing in a new report. according to the washington post, the fbi collected thousands of u.s. telephone records illegally during the bush administration. the post reports the feds persu
which is the most common letter to start last names in the united states? is it the b., f., d., or m.? the answer is coming up later. but if you want to take a guess now, head to myfoxdc.com and guess away. can you go to our facebook page i suppose. we're back in a moment. (woman) these are my mom's shoes. i walked in her shoes all 60 miles. (man) when they first told us she had breast cancer, i was scared to death. i thought that i was gonna lose my best friend. (man) susan g. komen 3-day for...
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so yeah, very coldair in place from the central plains into most of the eastern united states as well. and today more cold. take a look. i'm show you the current temperatures. you are used to it by now. maybe you never get used to it. you are used to hearing me talk about it. i'll say that. 29-degree here in washington. we've got some 30s out there. 30 in annapolis. 0 in leonardtown. quantico at 29 -- 30 in leonardtown. satellite-radar composite for today -- or for this morning, some snowfall across portions of pennsylvania. some of that pushing southward but most of it breaking up before it hits here. i think julie wright mentioned she saw some snow on her way in this morning. i would not rule out some snow showers with snow flurries during the course of the morning hours since it is in the vicinity. now, talking about that snow for the end of the week, it is looking a little more certain now that we'll get the snow. it will come to us from the west and then we'll see a coastal low form. starting with wednesday morning, that is today, right? yeah. are you all right, jim? jim just pas
so yeah, very coldair in place from the central plains into most of the eastern united states as well. and today more cold. take a look. i'm show you the current temperatures. you are used to it by now. maybe you never get used to it. you are used to hearing me talk about it. i'll say that. 29-degree here in washington. we've got some 30s out there. 30 in annapolis. 0 in leonardtown. quantico at 29 -- 30 in leonardtown. satellite-radar composite for today -- or for this morning, some snowfall...
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, vice president of of the united states and the visiting dignitaries. >> a grand jury is investigating the security breach and the salahis could still be facing criminal charge ms. this case. >>> stay tuned to fox 5 morning news. ahead in our 8:00 hour, d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton will be joining us live to talk more about that hearing yesterday. we will also be talking about delegate norton about a a big delivery that she and the group d.c. vote dropped off at the union station post office. they sent the white house 41,000 pet i gos demanding a rote in congress for citizens of district. they are calling on the president to include a statement about d.c. democracy in his upcoming state of the union address. >>> coming up next be, the way that banks do business is in for a big change. >> more on the restrictions that president obama is putting into place. >>> what did not happen right after the suspect in that attempted christmas day terror attack was arrested. these stories coming up. >>> president obama cracking down on big banks. he is set to give the government power
, vice president of of the united states and the visiting dignitaries. >> a grand jury is investigating the security breach and the salahis could still be facing criminal charge ms. this case. >>> stay tuned to fox 5 morning news. ahead in our 8:00 hour, d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton will be joining us live to talk more about that hearing yesterday. we will also be talking about delegate norton about a a big delivery that she and the group d.c. vote dropped off at the union...
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states and in doing this we boost their self esteem. having somebody interested in coming to see them on a regular basis. we meet weekly at the school and after school. and it's just amazing what happen our mentors tell us in spite all we say they're doing for the kids, it's the best thing they've done for themself. >> and we talk about the relationships between the meantors and the meant es, the youngsters get the benefits but in your organization it works both ways. >> absolutely. our older adults, they come because they love kids. they want to be able to help. some of them are retired teachers, some people are still working. they love kids and love interaction and the kids respond. we have fun in our program. what we do is we read, we talk, we give them activities to g them talking to one another. for the most part the kids do not have a chance to speak english after school outside of the classroom. and so we give them that opportunity and they continue for in some cases many years and in some cases the mentors are out helping them l
states and in doing this we boost their self esteem. having somebody interested in coming to see them on a regular basis. we meet weekly at the school and after school. and it's just amazing what happen our mentors tell us in spite all we say they're doing for the kids, it's the best thing they've done for themself. >> and we talk about the relationships between the meantors and the meant es, the youngsters get the benefits but in your organization it works both ways. >> absolutely....
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government now telling all airlines flying into the united states to get ready for tighter security. that means hundreds r air marshalls are being put on international flights and there will be more random screenings at airports. >>> new this morning, prince george's county police are on the scene of a shooting in capitol heights. a repo man was spot around 4:00 this morning while trying to repossess an suv. the victim was seriously injured but is expected to survive. so far no one has been arrested. >>> an investigation is underway after a body was found in prince george's county. police were called before midnight to check on a man lying on water street in upper marlboro. it turns out the man was dead. at this point they dent know -- don't know who the man is or how he died. >>> and you remember this fiery scene. it was a fire ball that was once a gas tanker and police have now charged the man behind the wheel with reckless driving. this happened yesterday near 270 in rockville. the driver drifts, tried to overcorrect, and then landed the truck on its side. no one was hurt but you
government now telling all airlines flying into the united states to get ready for tighter security. that means hundreds r air marshalls are being put on international flights and there will be more random screenings at airports. >>> new this morning, prince george's county police are on the scene of a shooting in capitol heights. a repo man was spot around 4:00 this morning while trying to repossess an suv. the victim was seriously injured but is expected to survive. so far no one has...
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is there a number that people here in the united states can call if they're concerned about the relatives in haiti? >> yes, there are. if you're concerned about the american citizens who is in haiti, the number you can call is 1-888-407-4747. this puts you in touch with the ask force and that is charged with trying to help find american citizens. if you're not or the person is not, the task force can't help on you this number. you have to try to go through other means. if you're looking for an american citizens, 1-888-407- 4747. >> thank you so much for joining us and all the information, of course, i assume we'll check in with you again throughout the process. thank you for giving us the information. >>> tonight, the international monetary fund said it will help, too, managing director dominique strauss kahn released a statement, it's as if the imf is ready to do its part. i have asked staff to look into all the possibilities. >>> the pictures coming in show the missery is staggering. this is a city street covered in the rubble from the collapsed buildings. the earthquake victims look fo
is there a number that people here in the united states can call if they're concerned about the relatives in haiti? >> yes, there are. if you're concerned about the american citizens who is in haiti, the number you can call is 1-888-407-4747. this puts you in touch with the ask force and that is charged with trying to help find american citizens. if you're not or the person is not, the task force can't help on you this number. you have to try to go through other means. if you're looking...
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here is a look at the satellite radar for the eastern united states. good amount of cloud cover over us this morning. later on i think we'll see more sunshine during the afternoon hours, not bad at all. forecast for today, partly sunny and mild. a few sprinkles possible this morning, but not likely. 50 degrees for your high. and it does become windy. winds shifting out of the west at 15-25 miles per hour. that's the latest. >> thanks, tony. >>> let's check in with julie wright and look at traffic. >> hey, guys, they are still picking up the 32,000 pounds worth of chocolate spilled on the highway and they're looking for volunteers and i said i might have to leave early to help with that chocolate on the highway. and those in richmond, you'll find it south of kingston. for those traveling closer to home, 395 northbound across the 14th street bridge, all of your lanes are open, no incidents to report. we're slowing from the beltway to king street and again boundary channel drive crossing over the potomac. and in southeast washington lanes are open up towa
here is a look at the satellite radar for the eastern united states. good amount of cloud cover over us this morning. later on i think we'll see more sunshine during the afternoon hours, not bad at all. forecast for today, partly sunny and mild. a few sprinkles possible this morning, but not likely. 50 degrees for your high. and it does become windy. winds shifting out of the west at 15-25 miles per hour. that's the latest. >> thanks, tony. >>> let's check in with julie wright...
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. >> the security of the president of the united states is not a joke. your actions or alleged actions on that fateful night made a mockery of this country, a mockery of our security, a mockery of our commitment to this nation. >> grand jury is investigating the security breach and the salahis could face criminal charges in this case. >>> the president continues to crack down on big banks. today he's set to announce the government new powers to limit the size and complexities of large financial institutions and limit their ability to ebben -- engage in high risk trades. senate is writing now banking regulations as well. >>> fresh off his victory scott brown will get acquainted with lawmakers on capitol hill today. he will make informal kurtsy calls to g.o.p. leaders and others from his state. john kerry as well. his come from behind victory to succeed ted kennedy has democrats concerned about the fate of health care reform. speaker of the house nancy pelosi says democrats will continue with their push. >> we will move forward with their considerations in
. >> the security of the president of the united states is not a joke. your actions or alleged actions on that fateful night made a mockery of this country, a mockery of our security, a mockery of our commitment to this nation. >> grand jury is investigating the security breach and the salahis could face criminal charges in this case. >>> the president continues to crack down on big banks. today he's set to announce the government new powers to limit the size and...
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he has to be seen protecting the united states against attacks. >> air passengers from 14 countries are now getting extra scrutiny. >> it's very blunt instrument what the transportation security agency said they want to do, just looking at everybody from 14 or so countries. this fellow was not radicalized in nigeria. he was radicalized in london, for goodness sakes. >> the president promised to do more. >> we have to do better and we will do better. >> reporter: and this will also complicate the president's plan to close the detention facility at guantanamo bay. the christmas terror plot was planyemen. so, for now, prisoners from yemen slated to return home are staying put. >>> we now know why a security camera at newark airport failed to catch pictures of a man who cause add lockdown. federal agent could not retrieve the pictures after the man walked the wrong way through a security checkpoint. the airport shut down causing major delays. >>> and a security scare in california forced a small airport to shut down. security alarms sounded after an alarm detecting tnt sounded off. turns ou
he has to be seen protecting the united states against attacks. >> air passengers from 14 countries are now getting extra scrutiny. >> it's very blunt instrument what the transportation security agency said they want to do, just looking at everybody from 14 or so countries. this fellow was not radicalized in nigeria. he was radicalized in london, for goodness sakes. >> the president promised to do more. >> we have to do better and we will do better. >> reporter:...
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the automaker has suspended sales in the united states of eight models including its best- selling camry in order to fix sticking gas pedals that could make the cars accelerate without warning. >> i think everybody has issues from time to time. things happen. mistake happen. >> reporter: work at six plants in the u.s. and canada will also be halted beginning the week of february 1st to address the issue. it is unclear when that production will resume. >> it is kind of voicing becausey to old ais really popular and really famous in terms of their dependency. >> the suspension comes after a recall of the same models last week involving 2.3 million vehicles. >> i think it is a good thing. they probably should have done it a few weeks ago when they were saying it was the gas pedal and the floor mats. >> reporter: analysts say toyota needs to find a solution to the company fast indicating that the bottom line and reputation could be significantly damage giant food it is a little frustrating because i'm here to sell cars but by the same token i don't want to put something hot road that is not
the automaker has suspended sales in the united states of eight models including its best- selling camry in order to fix sticking gas pedals that could make the cars accelerate without warning. >> i think everybody has issues from time to time. things happen. mistake happen. >> reporter: work at six plants in the u.s. and canada will also be halted beginning the week of february 1st to address the issue. it is unclear when that production will resume. >> it is kind of voicing...
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. >> reporter: that of course is special envoy of the united states richard holbrooke. one of the bombs targeted a plaza outside of the presidential palace as happened karzai was swearing in new cabinet members. the fighting lasted more than three hours inside of in government buildings in kabul. >> thank you. >>> six days and counting since tragedy struck haiti. the scene there anything but calm and organized. rescue teams continue their push to save lives before time runs out. we are live in port-au-prince coming up next . >>> right now some of the big stories we are following at 5:00. a shoplifting suspect has died after arlington county police used a taser on him. the suspect had trouble breathing minutes after the officer used the taser. they called for paramedics but brumby died. they are awaiting an autopsy to find out why the died. >>> both candidates are trying to mobilize supporters in the final hours of a hard-fought senate race. polls show the race is very close right now. >>> the united nations says 73,000 people in haiti have now received food. but thousan
. >> reporter: that of course is special envoy of the united states richard holbrooke. one of the bombs targeted a plaza outside of the presidential palace as happened karzai was swearing in new cabinet members. the fighting lasted more than three hours inside of in government buildings in kabul. >> thank you. >>> six days and counting since tragedy struck haiti. the scene there anything but calm and organized. rescue teams continue their push to save lives before time runs...
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. >> the people of haiti will have the future support of the united states in the urgent effort to rescue those trapped beneath the rubble and deliver the humanitarian relief, the food, water and medicine. >> reporter: help is already on theay in a big way. the aircraft carrier u.s.s. carl vincent departed wednesday from the naval station in norfolk, virginia. but for tens of thousands, help could not possibly arrive in time. >> people are losing everything they have, and it's so sad. and i'm so glad that i know that our father loves these people in spite of all this and somehow he's going to send that message to the people of haiti. >> reporter: a lot of folks running on nothing but faith right now. experts say there's a window of about 36 hours before finding survivors becomes unrealistic. we're now at about 29 hours and counting. i'll see you again at 11:00. live in the newsroom, i'm will thomas, back to you. >> incredible pictures. thank you very much. >>> the haitian embassy here in the district holding a vigil tonight for those praying for loved winds right now -- loved once right n
. >> the people of haiti will have the future support of the united states in the urgent effort to rescue those trapped beneath the rubble and deliver the humanitarian relief, the food, water and medicine. >> reporter: help is already on theay in a big way. the aircraft carrier u.s.s. carl vincent departed wednesday from the naval station in norfolk, virginia. but for tens of thousands, help could not possibly arrive in time. >> people are losing everything they have, and it's...
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. >>> and an optimistic new year's resolution for north korea and it involves the united states. >> could the north be ready to turn over a new leaf. >>> as we head to a break now, scenes from last night's dick clark's rockin' eve. have you gotten your seasonal flu vaccination? great - but your work's not done yet. we still need to get the h1n1 flu vaccination. you, me -- we should all get one. the vaccine is safe and proven effective against this highly contagious new strain of flu virus. we can help prevent the spread of this virus if we all just roll up our sleeves. to learn more about the h1n1 flu vaccination visit h1n1get1.com or call your local health department it's up to you to fight the flu. >>> if you would hear, god, the cries of your people on behalf of those who have lost their loved ones. >> there was a candlelight vigil last night to honor young murder victims in the district. the northeast outreach youth center holds the vim ill every year to remember those killed in the past year. >>> making headlines this morning, more violence in pakistan to start off the new year. paki
. >>> and an optimistic new year's resolution for north korea and it involves the united states. >> could the north be ready to turn over a new leaf. >>> as we head to a break now, scenes from last night's dick clark's rockin' eve. have you gotten your seasonal flu vaccination? great - but your work's not done yet. we still need to get the h1n1 flu vaccination. you, me -- we should all get one. the vaccine is safe and proven effective against this highly contagious new...
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after all, the united states stands for the rule of law and it's important we take care of these people according to established procedures. the issue is whether or not we want to try them in large civilian populations. that can be a difficulty. places like washington and new york are good at handling large secure events and they have secure courtrooms and they have the facilities to do it. and there is also symbolic significance in trying them there as well. but it does present a risk to the population. >> but also a lot of hardship to the population which we saw last time we did this in alexandria and now we see city leaders saying we don't want to go through this again where we had months and months of our city residents being disrupted by what is happening at the courthouse. >> and i'm sure the attorney general will take that into consideration in making the decision and mayor bloomberg said it would cost $200 million for a year's trial in new york city. so the cost concern and threat to the population are things the attorney general is taking into consideration. >> let's look at th
after all, the united states stands for the rule of law and it's important we take care of these people according to established procedures. the issue is whether or not we want to try them in large civilian populations. that can be a difficulty. places like washington and new york are good at handling large secure events and they have secure courtrooms and they have the facilities to do it. and there is also symbolic significance in trying them there as well. but it does present a risk to the...
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states now on the ground in haiti. >> they're playing a critical role in saving lives. fox's william la jeunesse takes a look at how they get trained out in california. >> reporter: today in haiti, man's best friend is man's best hope. experts say victims of the quake can survive about five more days j these dogs are an amazing tool and that is exactly when they are is a tool to help us do our jobs better. these dogs know what to do. their nose is amazing. they can find anything you need them to find. rotor dogs you see here were themselves rescued are shelters by the national disafter the every search dog foundation in california. it has seven disaster dog in haiti and nine more on their way. >> you might not be able to pinpoint exactly where they are at. the dog can go in and find them with their nose. so you have to be able to direct the dog across the rubble pile, command the dog to do what you you need it to do. >> reporter: trains are say these dogs can hear and smell what none of us can see. their nose, by some accounts, 40 times more sensitive than ours. trained
states now on the ground in haiti. >> they're playing a critical role in saving lives. fox's william la jeunesse takes a look at how they get trained out in california. >> reporter: today in haiti, man's best friend is man's best hope. experts say victims of the quake can survive about five more days j these dogs are an amazing tool and that is exactly when they are is a tool to help us do our jobs better. these dogs know what to do. their nose is amazing. they can find anything you...